Shortly before dawn on Friday, August 1, 2025, a burst of gunfire at a gas station on Robinson Street in Jackson, Mississippi, left 30-year-old mechanic Shawn L. Crenshaw fatally wounded in the parking lot. Police arrived before 5 a.m., and Crenshaw was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.

Jackson police later identified two suspects. Cory McLaclin was arrested and charged with Crenshaw’s murder. A second man, William Strong, was also taken into custody and charged in connection with the shooting; Strong faces additional counts including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and possession of methamphetamine, with bond set at over a million dollars. The investigation and related legal actions are ongoing.

If anyone has information about what happened that morning or knew Shawn, please share tips with Jackson police.